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A backgrounder on the Gloucester Educational Foundation
Who's on Team Gloucester?The non-profit organization that agreed to handle the "Save Our Schools" fund at Chesapeake Bank -- essentially donations from people who want to contribute money to the school system that we've written about previously -- is the Gloucester Educational...Tags: Jason Perry, Gloucester County, Elections, Schools, Social Issues
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Walk This Way! links readers to Lehigh Valley trails
It launched softly, almost silently, like the inaudible patter that Carl Sandburg called the fog that comes in on little cat feet. The Morning Call's "Walk This Way!" campaign, sponsored by Highmark, began more than two months ago as a way to...
Tags: Running, Google+, Hospitals and Clinics, Road Running, Carl Sandburg
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Read a book to a child today
When I was 5 years old, something just clicked. I remember it clearly: It was a Saturday morning and I was sitting in my dad's chair in our basement family room. Cartoons were on the television, but I was more interested in the P.D. Eastman book, "Go...Tags: Students, U.S. Department of Education, Teaching and Learning, Dolly Parton, Libraries
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Families with first-time holiday need struggle to find help
Parents hoping to bring some Christmas joy to their kids are finding it harder than ever. Take Toni Turner, who needs help for the first time this holiday season--and is learning that finding help is difficult. Turner is looking for a job this year and...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Toys, Holidays, Family, Services and Shopping
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Nonprofit groups make last-minute push as holidays near
Central Indiana nonprofit charities are making a last-minute push this holiday season to help those less fortunate. Charities like the Salvation Army and the United Way say donations are steady right now, but the with the country's continued economic...
Tags: Global Expansion, The Salvation Army
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Eli Lilly donates record-breaking $12.4M to United Way
Eli Lilly broke a record Monday, giving a whopping $12.4 million to the United Way. Lilly said it's the single largest gift in the company's history. The donation comes from contributions from U.S. employees and retirees in addition to a matching...
Tags: Lilly Eli & Co, Human Interest
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Readers voice themselves on topics like food stamps, HOA rules
Today it's your turn... Dear Beth: I was disappointed with your article on food stamps. Many people may not have the option of cooking three meals a day or even one due to the lack of a stove or an appliance that doesn't work. Some have hot plates or...
Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Recipes, Casselberry, Diabetes
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The 2-1-1 question
Question: What is PA 2-1-1? Answer: PA 2-1-1 is a newly operational information source for anyone who needs information on health and human services in PA. The commonwealth has been divided into seven service areas. Each service area is now served by...Tags: Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief, Christianity
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United Way Day of Caring transforms childcare centers, schools
For 200 Community Health Network employees, it was far from your typical day at work. They arrived at an empty plot of land on the city's south side and transformed it into a state-of-the-art playscape for Bethany Daycare. "One of the things that we...
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Soccer Stars Give Newtown Kids Something To Smile About
The Hartford CourantThis was Chris Canetti's idea. This is Marcus Tracy's hometown. The idea was to bring the beautiful game to a place where, for a day, ugliness knew no bounds. And while no game could ever undo the 26 senseless murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Brian Ching, San Jose Earthquakes, Christie Rampone, Houston Dynamo
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Newly renovated child care facility damaged by fire
Indianapolis firefighters were called to help extinguish a fire at a child care facility Tuesday. IFD companies were called to the corner of West 36th Street and Boulevard Place, near Crown Hill Cemetery, around 12 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters arriving at...
Tags: Fires, Renovation
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IUPUI to greet students during annual Weeks of Welcome
Students at IUPUI return to class Monday. The school will kick off the start of the new academic year with its annual Weeks of Welcome (WOW) celebration, which starts with new student welcome from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday outside Taylor Hall. The event...
Tags: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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